Single-delivery match-box.



PATENTED MAY l; 1906.

.11. J. BEAUGHAMP. SINGLE DBLIVBM' MATCHBGX.

\ APPLICATION FILED APR.^8,1905.-

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' HILARY J.' .BEAUcHAMP, oFvosseN, CANADA. .SINGLE-BELNERY MA'rcHfBox,

Specification of Letters Patent. v-

Application ne@ Ap'rix s, 1905. serial No. 254.514.

- To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that- I, HILARY J BEAU- cHAMP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vossen, in theProvince of Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Single-Delivery Match- Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. l

This invention relates to match-boxes, and more particularly to that class known as single-delivery match-boxes, the object of the invention being to provide a construction which will be cheap and simple in construction and efficient in its operatlon.

.A further object of the invention is to provide a match-box which will include a "minif mum number of parts. A

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specication, and in which like numerals of reference indicatev similar parts in the several views, Figure l is a perspective view of the match-box with a match in position for removal. lFi 2 is an elevation of the box with one si e removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the box with the body in raised position. Referring now to the drawings, the present match-box comprises a body portion 5, the central ortion of the sides of which are vertical ang parallel, as shown at 6 and 7, while the lower portions 8 and 9 of the sides converge downwardly, and the upper portions 1() and 11 .of the sides` converge upwardl to the longitudinal slot 12. This portion ofxthe box forms the hopper in which the matches are held.

From the body 5 of the box extends downwardly a cross-sectionally rectangular tubular stem 14, which extends from the lower end `of the box and which stem communicates with the hopper'v through the slot 15 between the bottom downwardly-convergent portions of the sides of the box.

In connection with theparts of the box above described there is em loyed a base 16, from which projects u war ly a plunger 17, which is rectangular oth in elevation and cross-section and which is slidably fitted in the tubular stem of the body of the box. The tubular stem is adapted to rest upon the base, in which position the plunger passes upwardlythrough the stem and the body and terminates flush with the spaced edges of the upwardly-convergent upper portions ofthe sldes of the body, the u per end edge of the plunger being groove longitudinally, 'as

lllustrated, and the groove being of such depth thatwhen a match is laid therein and the parts are in the positions above described the match will project from the body of the box. -It will be n'oted that the convergent arrangement of the upper portions of the sides of the bod facilitates gras ing of the match with the t umb and irstger as it lies in the groove of the plunger.

In the lunger is a longitudinal slot 18, through which is passed a pin 19, that is engaged in the s'ides of the tubular stem of the box. The slot is of such length and location that the in will strike the'top of the slot after the iiiody of the box has been raised sufficiently far for the grooved upper edge of the plunger to lie in the tubular stem, at which time a match box into the'stem the body of the box is then released, it will drop and the match willbe the plunger, from the top of thebox.

may pass from the body of the and into the groove. If

projected, with To facilitate introductlon of matches into the box, the member 11 thereof is ivotally mounted upon a longitudinal shaft 20, so that by pressing against the up er longitudinal edge the lower longitudina edge will be swung outwardly to permit of introductionof matches therebelow.

What is'claimed is- A match-box comprising a body portion including ends and sides, the upper ortion of the sides being converged upwardl land having their adjacent' edges' rounde and spaced apart to form a slot in the top of the body and having the lower portions of itsk sides converged downwardl and spaced apart at their lower edges an forming a slot in the bottom of the body, a pin engaged through one of said upper side portions and through said ends, a cross-sectionally'ang lar tubular stem depending from th/body and communicating therewith through said bottom slot, a base, a plun fer carried-by the base and projecting upwar ly therefrom and engaged slidabl in said tubular stem, said plunger being o a length to lie with its upper end edge flush with the edges of the upper slot in the body of the box when the lower end of the stem 1s 4upon the base, the said IOO plunger being of a less diameter than the of the plunger having longitudinal grooves oWer portion of the upper slotl and of subtherein. 1o

stantiallv the same Wi th as the up er por- In 4testimony whereof I affix my signature tion of the said slot, and means for imitin in presence of two witnesses. v upward sliding movement of the body an HILARY J. BEAUCHAMP. stem With respect tothe plunger when the Witnesses:

upper end edge of the plunger shall have en- GEORGE ROSE,

tered the tubular stem, sind upper end edge l RALPH M. PAIEMENT. 

